Exploring the relationship between eddy-induced transport velocity, vertical momentum transfer, and the isopycnal flux of potential vorticity

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 422-432

  Greatbatch, Richard J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 0000644257     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0422:ETRBEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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